Table 4.

Multiple liner regression models of intergenerational support on depressive symptoms in the two areas.

	Rural areas						Urban areas
	Model 1			Model 2			Model 3			Model 4
Variables	B	SE	β	B	SE	β	B	SE	β	B	SE	β
Intergenerational support
Financial support	0.02	0.31	0.00	−0.95	0.32	−0.08**	1.96	0.28	0.16***	0.05	0.30	−0.00
Emotional support	0.15	0.40	0.01	0.19	0.36	0.02	−1.40	0.35	−0.12***	−1.00	0.31	−0.08**
Instrumental support	−1.08	0.39	−0.09**	−1.12	0.35	−0.10**	−1.76	0.36	−0.14***	−1.03	0.32	−0.08**
Age (60–69)
70–79				−0.48	0.30	−0.04				−0.67	0.27	−0.05*
≥80				−0.04	0.41	0.00				−0.16	0.39	−0.01
Female				0.74	0.28	0.06**				0.59	0.26	0.05*
Married				−0.47	0.37	−0.04				−0.05	0.34	−0.00
Living arrangement (Alone)
With children				−0.06	0.38	−0.01				−1.01	0.41	−0.08*
With spouse only				−0.45	0.45	−0.04				−0.58	0.48	−0.05
Education (0 years)
1–6 years				−0.52	0.30	−0.04				−0.56	0.29	−0.04
6+ years				−1.80	0.57	−0.07**				−1.06	0.38	−0.07**
Personal income				−1.49	0.32	−0.13***				−1.56	0.31	−0.13***
Financial situation (Always/usually enough)
Half the time enough				1.29	0.42	0.11**				0.87	0.31	0.07**
Never or hardly enough				2.79	0.42	0.24***				2.87	0.34	0.22***
Perceived health (Good or very good)
Fair				2.66	0.42	0.22***				2.39	0.32	0.20***
Bad or very bad				4.03	0.43	0.34***				3.79	0.37	0.29***
Physical function (Active)
Mildly impaired				1.45	0.37	0.09***				1.71	0.37	0.10***
Severely impaired				2.36	0.46	0.11***				3.06	0.56	0.11***
Negative life events				1.95	0.32	0.13***				2.74	0.31	0.18***

^*P < 0.05, ^**P < 0.01, ^***P < 0.001.